,RELIGIONS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*>LES ,MALATO 

,TEXT 3 

0,FE> GAVE BIR? TO ! FIR/ GODS10 A ,LAT9 POET SAID4 

,YES1 ,V]Y ,HOLY ,FA!R1 REPRES5TATIVE ( ?AT TRAMP ,JESUS1 HUMBLY GIVE Y\R HOLY SLIPP] TO KISS1 IF SOME SAD IDIOTS PRO/RATE !MSELVES BE=E Y\R SACR$ TOES -- IT IS BECAUSE ONE F9E DAY ! POLI%$ MONKEY :O WAS \R ANCE/OR WAS TOO SC>$ ( ?UND] -- FROM ?IS FE> WAS BORN ! IDEA ( RELIGION4 

,ONLY ! MO/ UN$UCAT$ M9DS CAN /ILL IMAG9E ?AT RELIGIONS W]E CREAT$ ALL AT ONCE4 ,SPONTANE\S G5]ATION 7AS 9 ! PHYSICAL WORLD SO 9 ! MORAL7 IS MU* R>] ?AN Y\ MI<T BELIEVE4 ,= SU* A BIR? TO TAKE PLACE1 ALL ! CON/ITUTIVE ELEM5TS HAVE TO HAVE ALREADY DEVELOP$1 MET & COMB9$4 ,! SUP]FICIAL OBS]V]1 BY HIMSELF1 MI<T BELIEVE ?AT IT HAPP5$ ALL AT ONCE2 9 REALITY1 A RELIGION IS NOT1 ANY MORE ?AN A MAN1 MADE 9 FIVE M9UTES4 

,H[ \R PRIMITIVE ANCE/ORS MU/ HAVE TREMBL$6 ,EV]Y?+ WAS MY/]I\S & HO/ILE TO !M3 LI<TN+1 HURRICANES1 SN[1 /ORMS1 EPIDEMICS & MON/]S MAGNIFI$ BY ! IMAG9ATION1 LEAV+ !IR D5S TO BATTLE ) M56 ,ALL !SE =CES1 9H]5T 9 ET]NAL MATT]1 ALL !SE =MIDABLE BE+S SEEM$ TO !M TO BE GREAT] ?AN !M -- POOR1 NAK$1 IGNORANT ANIMALS4 ,EV]Y?+ BECAME A GOD :OM !Y S\<T TO SWAY1 TO :OM !Y ATTRIBUT$ PASSIONS1 ) :OM !Y TRI$ TO TALK4 ,& TO SUCCE$ 9 SU* AN 5T]PRISE1 WASN'T ! BE/ ?+ TO (F] GIFTS8 ,! FIR/ BELIEV]S NATURALLY (F]$ TO ! GODS :AT !Y !MSELVES LOV$3 FRUITS1 FL[]S1 ! PRODUCTS ( ! HUNT OR ! H>VE/ -- ?AT'S ! ORIG9 ( WOR%IP1 AN IMM5SE FIELD OP5 TO ! EXPLOITATION ( ! GULLIBLE BY CONM54 ,& !N !RE >OSE IMAG9ATIVE PEOPLE1 ! POETS1 ! FALSE SAVANTS :O CLAIM$ TO KN[ MORE ?AN ! O!RS1 ! SW9DL]S :O WANT$ TO CAPITALIZE ON ! SITUATION1 & EV]YONE ADD+ LEG5D UPON LEG5D & CODIFY+ ! SUP]/ITION4 ,?US1 SIDE BY SIDE ) ! MON>*S & ! W>LORDS1 !Y CREAT$ AN 9F9ITELY MORE FRI<T5+ AU?ORITY1 = IT WAS BAS$ 9 ! HEAV5S1 I4E4 9 ! UNKN[N -- ! ALMI<TY MY/]Y4 

,!RE W5T HUMANITY D[N ! ROAD ( M>VELS4 ,:]E WILL IT 5D8 ,:ILE ?OSE LAGG+ F>!/ BEH9D L+] 9 FETI%ISM1 9 ! WOR%IP ( RAW MATT]1 O!RS /OLE !IR COSMOGONIES4 ,! ,P]SIANS SET UP A :OLE SY/EM BAS$ ON ! DUALISM APPE>+ 9 NATURE3 ,OHRMAZD-LI<T & ,AHRIMAN-D>KNESS >E 9 CON/ANT /RUGGLE4 

,EGYPT DEIFI$ ITS ,NILE &1 9 SKET*+ \T AN A/RONOMICAL SCI5CE1 TOOK ITS BASIC MY?OLOGY FROM IT4 ,EV]Y:]E ELSE1 TOO1 ! CLIMATE1 ! PLACE & ! RACE HAD AN AFFECT UPON ! DEVELOPM5T & ! =M ( ! RELIGI\S IDEA4 

,MAN WAS NOT CREAT$ 9 ! IMAGE ( ,GOD3 HE HIMSELF CREAT$ HIS GODS4 

,! ,GREEKS1 A NATION ( >TI/S1 SITT+ ON ! COA/ ( ! ,M$IT]RANEAN1 DEIFI$ !IR %ORES1 !IR M\NTA9S1 !IR LAUREL =E/S1 !IR *ANT+ SPR+S -- !Y RAIS$ A TEMPLE TO LOVELY NATURE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! ,SEMITES1 W&]+ 9 ! GLOOMY DES]TS1 LIV+ UND] A CON/ANTLY BLAZ+ SKY1 MADE A M5AC+ ,JEHOVAH1 ALWAYS READY TO PUNI%2 & IT WAS ONLY AFT] ! ,MAC$ONIAN CONQUE/1 :5 ! ,GREEKS ( ,ALEX&] BR\<T A FEW SCRAPS ( ,PLATONIC IDEOLOGY 9TO ,JUDAH1 ?AT !SE TWO SU* OPPOSITE BELIEFS BEGAN TO FUZE TOGE!R4 ,FROM ?IS FUSION WAS BORN ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION4 

,! SOCIAL REVOLTS ( ,JUDAS ! ,GAULONITE1 ( ,MA?IAS & LAT] ( ,JOSEPH ,GORIONIDES W]E /IFL$ 9 ,PALE/9E BY ! ,ROMAN G5]ALS1 BUT SOME?+ SURVIV$3 AN IDEA ( RE=M BL[+ ?R\< ! OLD WORLD4 ,A R5EWAL1 NOT JU/ SYMBOLIC BUT REAL1 WAS ABLE TO COME \T ( IT4 ,! FIR/ ,*RI/IANS1 REVOLUTION>Y 9NOVATORS1 HAD PROCLAIM$ HUMAN EQUALITY4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! DISCIPLES :O CLAIM$ TO FOLL[ !M %\LD HAVE PREA*$ 7!N & /ILL7 ! HOLY 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! P[]FUL4 ,A FEW ( !M DID1 BUT AFT] ! DE/RUCTION ( ,J]USALEM1 !IR SUCCESSORS TREMBL$ BE=E ! P[] ( ! ,CAES>S1 MUMBL+ !IR OPPORTUNI/ WORDS1 0,MY K+DOM IS NOT ( ?IS WORLD40 ,!Y SUBMITT$ & PROTE/$ !IR SUBMISSION4 ,H[EV]1 !Y HAD TO DO SOME?+ TO FE$ ! ZEAL ( ! FAI?FUL1 IF !Y DID NOT WANT TO BE DRAGG$ BY !M 9TO SOME P]IL\S MOVEM5T1 LIKE ( ! ,BAGAUDAE 9 ! ?IRD C5TURY4 ,! BI%OPS GAVE UP ALL SOCIAL DEM&S1 ?REW !MSELVES :OLE-HE>T$LY 9TO !OLOGY1 9TOXICAT+ ! NAIVE FLOCKS ) !IR CASUI/RY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME !Y CONSPIR$ AMONG ! EMP]ORS1 CREPT 9TO !IR PALACES1 9TO ! ,S5ATE1 9TO PUBLIC (FICES4 ,!SE DESC5DANTS ( COMMUNI/-AN>*I/S BECAME CLEV] & P[]-HUNGRY :5 ,CON/ANT9E1 KN[+ ALL ! HELP !Y C\LD GIVE HIM1 SUMMON$ !M TO HIM4 ,IT WAS !IR ASC5SION3 ALL ( A SUDD5 !SE RE=M]S TURN$ 9TO UNYIELD+ GU>DS ( ! OLD ORD] -- ! USUAL AB\T-FACE = ALL ! UP/>TS1 M5 & P>TIES4 

,SU* IS1 9 A FEW L9ES1 ! HI/ORICAL SUMM>Y ( ! ,*RI/IAN MOVEM5T FROM ITS APP>5T ORIG9 TO ITS MOM5T ( TRIUMPH4 ,JESUS 7TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT HIS EXI/5CE /RIPP$ ( MIRACLES7 WAS LESS AN ORIG9ATOR OR *IEF ?AN A POET2 A POPUL> POET WRIT+ 9 PROSE & P>ABLES2 A POET :O WAS REMEMB]$ BECAUSE HE APPEAL$ TO ! EMOTIONS MORE ?AN TO ! 9TELLECT & HE HAD ! CR[D & WOM5 ON HIS SIDE4 

,PAUL1 :O CAME AFT] HIM1 HAD A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ROLE TO PLAY AS F\ND] & ORGANIZ] ( ! ,*UR*4 ,AT HIS URG+ ! FIR/ COMMUNITIES ( ! FAI?FUL W]E =M$1 DRAW+ UP !IR /ATUTES1 ELECT+ !IR M9I/]S1 /RIV+ TO 9FLU5CE ! PR(ANE WORLD & 5T] 9TO IT4 ,H[ DID ?IS ORGANIZATION1 :I* WAS DEMOCRATIC AT FIR/1 TURN 9TO ! MO/ TYRANNICAL ( AUTOCRACIES8 ,IT WAS ! WORK ( C5TURIES & ALSO ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 JU/ AS MU* AS ! /UBBORN AMBITION ( ! ,LAT9 BI%OPS1 :O W]E CLOS] ?AN ! O!RS TO ! SPECTACLE ( IMP]IAL P[] & BY ?IS V]Y FACT W]E MORE QUICKLY CORRUPT$4 

,CON/ANT9E SUMMON$ ! HEADS ( ! ,*UR*2 !Y FLAUNT$ !IR VICTORY AT ! ,C\NCIL ( ,NICAEA :]E !Y E/ABLI%$ ! GR\NDS ( ! FAI? ?AT ! WORLD W\LD HAVE TO SUFF]4 ,WE KN[ ! RESULTS3 ! EMP]ORS AB&ON$ MORE & MORE ( ! ,WE/ TO ! P[] ( ! B>B>IANS2 ! ,ROMAN BI%OPS 5D$ UP TAK+ !IR PLACE & BECOM+ TEMPORAL AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL MA/]S4 

,?IS LA/$ ELEV5 C5TURIES4 ,= ELEV5 C5TURIES PEOPLE W]E =C$ TO BELIEVE EV5 9 ! ABSURD1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ABSURD1 CR$O QUIA ABSURDUM2 = ELEV5 C5TURIES M5 W]E BURN$1 DR[N$1 HANG$ & TORTUR$ = ! CRIME ( ?9K+ OR SIMPLY ( D\BT+4 ,& :5 ! POPUL> S5TIM5T ?REAT5$ TO REBEL1 FA/1 WE NE$ A DIV]SION3 ,GO AFT] ! ,JEWS6 ,!Y'RE ! ONES :O SPREAD DISEASE6 ,GO AFT] ! ,MUSLIMS6 ,GOD WANTS IT6 ,?OSE MISCREANTS >E LIV+ AMONG Y\1 AS !Y WANT1 )\T ASK+ P]MISSION FROM ! ,POPE6 

,& ! DIS9H]IT$ RU% \T TO RE=GE !IR *A9S4 

,AGA9/ ?IS PAPAL ,*RI/IANITY IS A POPUL> ,*RI/IANITY1 :I* GAVE RISE TO ! REVOLTS ( ,JUDAS ! ,GAULONITE & ! ,BAGAUDAE 5D$ UP BUR/+ =?4 ,! ,ALBIG5SIAN AN>*I/S -- =1 ! AN>*I/ 9CL9ATION1 IF NOT ! CONCEPTION1 IS AS OLD AS ! WORLD -- MASSACR$ 9 ! #a#c? C5TURY1 F\ND !IR AV5G]S 9 ! ,G]MANIC C\NTRIES4 ,:ILE ! PR9CES & ! B\RGEOIS FOLL[$ ,LU!R 9 HIS REVOLT AGA9/ ,ROME1 DEM&+ A FEW LIB]TIES1 ! DIS9H]IT$1 :O CALL$ = ALL LIB]TIES BECAUSE !Y HAD NONE1 7) ,/ORK & ,MUNZ]7 WAG$ A W> TO ! DEA? AGA9/ ! CONV5TS & CA/LES4 ,CRU%$ 9 ,FRANKHAUS51 !Y W]E REBORN 9 ,MUN/] & EV5 ?\< !Y W]E CONQU]$ AGA91 !Y SCATT]$ ! SE$S ( REPUBLICAN & COMMUNI/ IDEAS 9TO ! W9DS ( ! FUTURE4 

,!SE 5RAGES PLAY$ ! SAME ROLE AS ! ,HEB]TI/S :O #bf YE>S LAT] %OOK UP ! RELUCTANT ,CONV5TIONNELS4 ,)\T !M ! ,RE=M C\LD NOT HAVE WORK$ -- IT HAD CAPITULAT$ RI<T AWAY TO ,ROME4 ,BUT !Y /OPP$ IT & ?AT IS :AT BR\<T UPON !M ! HATR$ ( ,LU!R & ,MELAN*TON1 :O W]E SC>$ ( :AT !Y HAD DONE & W]E /ILL ?9K+ ( NEGOTIAT+ ) ! 5EMY4 ,!Y F9ALLY SAW 7& ?IS TO !IR GREAT HONOR7 ?AT IT WAS NOT SIMPLY A RELIGI\S OV]HAUL BUT A COMPLETE SOCIAL & HUMAN R5OVATION4 

,S9CE ! #a#f? C5TURY ! TRUNCAT$ ,*UR* HAS LO/ ITS P[]1 9 SPITE ( ! 9VISIBLE PROTECTION ?AT ! ,JESUI/S PROVIDE TO IT4 ,IT IS T\<1 H[EV]1 & GIVES UP GR\ND ONLY 9* BY 9*1 (T5 C>RY+ \T T]RIBLE (F5SIVE C\NT] ATTACKS4 ,! REVOLUTION *ASES IT AWAY & IT RETURNS2 ! ,EMPIRE TAMES IT & IT SNAPS AT ! HEELS2 ! SOCIALI/ /ATE ?REAT5S TO DEV\R IT & IT TRIES TO SIDETRACK IT BECAUSE IT CANNOT FI<T HEAD TO HEAD4 

,?AT'S :]E WE >E RI<T N[3 A TREM5D\S TRAP IS LAID \T = ! MOD]N M9D4 ,! *AMPIONS ( ! ,PAPACY1 DRESS$ UP LIKE ,*RI/IAN ,SOCIALI/S & ,ANTI-,SEMITES KN[ ?AT ! HUGE MASS ( PEOPLE1 DISGU/$ BY ! OLD CR$OS1 HAS /ILL NOT DIGE/$ ALL POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT ! HUMAN M9D1 9 SE>* ( WOND]S1 IS EASY TO LEAD A/RAY & C5TURIES ( ATAVISM LIE HEAVILY UPON US4 ,HAV+ DECID$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( EV]Y OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE LIFE BACK TO ! IDEA ( RELIGION1 !Y >E LY+ 9 WAIT = US 9 ! /UD5TS ( ,LOYOLA4 ,IT'S UP TO US TO UND]/& !IR PLANS & TO FI<T REL5TLESSLY AGA9/ A DISGUIS$ 5EMY = ! 9TELLECTUAL & MAT]IAL EMANCIPATION ( HUMANITY6 

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